Chapter Summaries

Masked attackers ambushed the tournament, and Tang San fought them until a white-clad masked Titled Douluo turned the attack against Heaven Dou Royal Academy. As Tang San ran out of Soul Power and neared death, Tang Hao finally stepped forward to intervene.

• Tang San used the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and hidden weapons against the masked attackers, then revealed his five-ring Clear Sky Hammer when three powerful enemies cornered him.
• Tang San fled to Yun Qi for shelter, but Yun Qi told him to keep training while Flender, Meng Shenji, Meng Shu, and Chao Tianxiang joined the fight.
• Lor Diarra summoned a white-clad masked man, whose overwhelming presence made Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang retreat; Meng Yiran urged Yun Qi to leave with them, but he stayed.
• The attackers shifted their assault to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Bi Ji rescued Ye Lingling while the white-clad man immobilized the academy's fighters.
• Tang San was badly wounded and nearly out of Soul Power as Yun Qi sensed Tang Hao nearby; Tang Hao ultimately stepped forward to act.

Tang Hao intervened when Spirit Hall’s forces attacked Tang San, forcing Ju Douluo and Ghostly to withdraw. The convoy continued toward Spirit City, while Bibi Dong called off further action against Tang San and privately reflected on Yun Qi and Yu Xiaogang.

• Tang Hao blocked the attack on Tang San, and Ju Douluo and Ghostly withdrew rather than fight him.
• Tang San collapsed from his injuries, and Emperor Xue Ye fainted from anger after arriving with Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe organized the surviving Royal Knights, and Ning Fengzhi ordered the convoy to continue on its original route.
• Yun Qi explained to Zhu Zhuqing and the others why the powerful figures had concealed Spirit Hall’s involvement and identified Ju Douluo and Ghostly.
• Ju Douluo and Ghostly reported their failure to Bibi Dong, who decided not to continue the attack.
• Bibi Dong revealed that Yun Qi had known about the attack and concluded that Tang San was on the wrong path with his twin martial souls.

Bibi Dong taunted Yu Xiaogang over Tang San, while Yun Qi revealed his role in the Shrek group's misfortunes and left with Bibi Dong. Yu Xiaogang accepted a mysterious power that began repairing and strengthening him, while a resentful voice drew Bibi Dong toward her Rakshasa trials; meanwhile, Xue Qinghe escorted the Heaven Dou teams into Spirit City.

• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang that an assassination force had failed to kill Tang San but had seriously wounded him, and she revealed that Tang San had become a five-ring Soul King with five Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings on his hammer Martial Soul.
• Yun Qi appeared in the underground palace, slapped Yu Xiaogang, and admitted that he had orchestrated the Shrek group's troubles, including Flender's separation from Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong confronted Yu Xiaogang over his past rejection and his demand that she help Tang San, then left with Yun Qi as he comforted her.
• Yu Xiaogang accepted a mysterious being's offer of power; a red beam healed him, his Soul Power reached level thirty, and the Ninth Trial began.
• A resentful voice influenced Bibi Dong and activated her Third Trial, which required her to gather a complete set of soul bones and absorb Death Aura in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xue Qinghe's escorted Heaven Dou teams arrived in Spirit City, leaving their troops outside under the city's regulations while the Spirit Masters entered.

Yun Qi’s group explored Spirit City, prepared for the finals, and learned that Tang San’s team would face a strengthened Blazing Fire Academy after Godwind Academy joined it. The finals began with a modest ceremony, and Zhu Zhuqing questioned why the event seemed less grand than the preliminaries.

• Yun Qi and the girls explored Spirit City, where Ning Fengzhi explained the significance of Douluo Hall and the Pope’s Palace.
• Yun Qi noticed a hopeful look in Yu Xiaogang’s eyes and placed a Sword Seal on him after crippling him again.
• Liu Erlong explained the finals format, and Yun Qi declared that Blue Tyrant Academy only needed to keep winning.
• Flender revealed that Tang San’s team had drawn Blazing Fire Academy, which had merged with Godwind Academy after the latter withdrew from the finals.
• A Spirit Hall bishop opened the finals without a grand ceremony, and Zhu Zhuqing asked Yun Qi why the event seemed so sparsely attended.

Blazing Fire Academy, strengthened by four Godwind Academy members, faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the finals, where Tang San’s reckless attack injured Huo Wushuang and badly wounded Dai Mubai. As Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy combined their power into a massive Fire Dragon Tornado, Tang San prepared to counter it with Oscar’s sausages and his fifth spirit skill.

• Flender explained that Spirit Hall allowed four Godwind Academy members to compete for Blazing Fire Academy because the rules did not explicitly forbid the academy switch.
• Tang San revealed five black spirit rings and a Clear Sky Hammer, then charged at Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu with Frenzied Dance Whirlwind.
• Huo Wu used Repelling Fire Ring, and Huo Wushuang’s intervention sent Tang San spinning into the air; Tang San knocked Huo Wushuang out and crashed into Dai Mubai, severely injuring him.
• Huo Wu joined forces with the Godwind Academy students to create a powerful Fire Dragon Tornado that threatened Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Tang San asked Oscar for every kind of sausage and Ye Lingling for healing, then activated his fifth spirit skill, Brilliant Burst, as the tornado closed in.

Tang San’s team defeated Blazing Fire Academy, but Yun Qi noticed that Tang San’s twin martial souls were clashing and warned that he could be crippled. As Blue Tyrant Academy faced Star Luo Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy, Zhu Zhuqing confronted her sister Zhu Zhuyun over her escape and Butler Fu’s death, and Yun Qi used Soul Control Technique to uncover what had happened.

• Tang San broke through Feng Xiaotian’s tornado and struck him and two teammates into pits, forcing Huo Wu to surrender; Spirit Hall’s healing Spirit Douluo saved the injured opponents.
• Bi Ji sensed two conflicting energies inside Tang San, and Yun Qi explained that his twin martial souls could destroy him if their conflict remained unresolved.
• The tournament’s third-round draw paired Blue Tyrant Academy against Star Luo Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to tell Yun Qi and the others about her family’s deadly succession struggle.
• Zhu Zhuqing accused Zhu Zhuyun of hunting her and killing Butler Fu, but Zhu Zhuyun denied knowing about either event and turned accusingly toward Dai Weisi.
• Yun Qi saw that Zhu Zhuyun’s grief appeared genuine and used Soul Control Technique to learn what had really happened.

Yun Qi exposed Dai Weisi’s past crimes to Zhu Zhuqing, then crippled him at the start of the match against Star Luo Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy. After defeating the rest of Dai Weisi’s team, Yun Qi left Zhu Zhuqing to face Zhu Zhuyun alone so the sisters could settle their conflict.

• Yun Qi read Zhu Zhuyun’s memories and told Zhu Zhuqing that her sister had not sent Butler Fu or the people who hunted her, then used Soul Control Technique on Dai Weisi to make him confess that he had obstructed Zhu Zhuqing’s escape.
• Dai Weisi admitted his actions and insisted that victory justified his methods, while Zhu Zhuyun apologized to Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuqing asked Yun Qi to protect one more person.
• The match began, and Yun Qi used his Fifth Spirit Ability to appear beside Dai Weisi, sever his limbs, and kick him off the stage.
• Zhu Zhuyun rallied her teammates, but Yun Qi swiftly defeated and removed the five other Star Luo Royal Academy members from the stage.
• Yun Qi offered Zhu Zhuyun a chance to fight Zhu Zhuqing while he and the other Blue Tyrant Academy members withdrew, and he promised to tell Zhu Zhuqing everything after she returned victorious.
• Yun Qi kissed Zhu Zhuqing’s forehead and led his teammates off the stage, leaving the sisters to face each other.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Zhu Zhuyun in the Spirit Combat Stage match, but Zhu Zhuyun had held back and asked her sister for forgiveness. Yun Qi and Bi Ji healed Zhu Zhuyun, who fell asleep, while the Spirit Hall team prepared for its next match.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun fought fiercely, and Zhu Zhuyun asked how Butler Fu had died before apologizing for her past actions.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun unleashed their Fourth Spirit Skills, and Zhu Zhuqing's strike pierced Zhu Zhuyun's abdomen.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Zhu Zhuqing she was tired of the royal family and asked her to stay with her; Zhu Zhuqing forgave her as she fainted.
• Bi Ji and Yun Qi healed Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing wept in Yun Qi's arms while the Star Luo Empire team left without her.
• Yun Qi stayed with Zhu Zhuqing as the Spirit Hall team entered the Spirit Combat Stage for its next match.

The Golden Generation of Spirit Hall defeated the Star Luo Empire academy team, leaving six teams in the tournament. Zhu Zhuqing learned that Zhu Zhuyun had once protected her, reconciled with her sister, and asked Yun Qi to let Zhu Zhuyun stay with them; he agreed.

• Ning Fengzhi explained the Golden Generation's abilities to Xue Qinghe before Spirit Academy's three Soul Kings swept the Star Luo Empire academy team from the match.
• After the tournament narrowed to six teams, Zhu Zhuqing asked Yun Qi to tell her what he knew about Zhu Zhuyun.
• Yun Qi recounted Zhu Zhuyun's memories, and Zhu Zhuqing cried after learning her sister had acted to protect her.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Yun Qi to take Zhu Zhuyun in, and he agreed after Zhu Zhuyun woke and thanked him for saving her.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun reunited, and Zhu Zhuyun thanked Yun Qi and agreed to stay with them rather than return to the Star Luo Empire.

Dai Mubai’s royal relatives discovered that she had changed her identity, while Dai Weisi’s injuries threatened his claim to the Star Luo throne. Yun Qi agreed to visit the Star Luo Empire after the competition, then found himself surrounded by women whose affection for him came increasingly into the open.

• Dai Weisi woke after treatment and raged at Yun Qi, while Star Luo Royal Academy’s people feared challenging him because of the powerful figures accompanying him.
• Dai Tianming met Dai Mubai and learned that she had become a woman and abandoned her claim to the throne; he recognized that Dai Weisi’s injuries could leave the royal family without a successor.
• Zhu Zhuyun explained the balance of power between the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires to Liu Erlong, and Yun Qi told the women that Spirit Hall would support him.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to visit the Star Luo Empire after the competition, and Yun Qi agreed so she could resolve matters there with Zhu Zhuyun.
• Shui Yue'er rushed into Yun Qi’s embrace and revealed that Shui Bing'er liked him too, prompting Shui Bing'er to chase her sister while the others teased them.
• Meng Yiran asked Dugu Yan about Yun Qi’s behavior and recalled how she had trained hard after regretting that she had missed her chance to see him.

The final three teams gathered before Pope's Palace, where Bibi Dong announced that the tournament's victors would receive three soul bones. After Tang San refused to kneel, Bibi Dong revealed that Yu Xiaogang was safe in Spirit Hall and promised to send Tang San to see him later.

• Meng Yi reflected on her missed chance with Yun Qi as Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er grappled, prompting the women to call Yun Qi a scumbag.
• Sky Water Academy drew Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the fourth round, and Spirit Academy, Blue Tyrant Academy, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy advanced to the final three.
• Bibi Dong arrived before Pope's Palace with Chen Xin, Guan Yue, Ghostly, and Ning Fengzhi as the contestants and spectators gathered.
• Bibi Dong asked Tang San why he had not knelt, and Spirit Hall's pressure forced him to his knees.
• Bibi Dong told Tang San that Yu Xiaogang was safe in Spirit Hall and that she would send him to see his Teacher when the time came.
• Bibi Dong presented three soul bones as the final reward, stirring excitement and greed among the gathered Soul Masters.

Bibi Dong offered three powerful Spirit Bones as the prize for the three-academy elimination match, and Yun Qi’s Blue Tyrant Academy drew a first-round bye. Hu Liena and Tang San began the opening duel, and after Hu Liena’s illusions and fire attacks injured him, Tang San located her and prepared a powerful counterattack.

• Bibi Dong announced that the championship team would receive three Spirit Bones and explained that the teams would compete in an elimination match to decide who advanced directly to the final.
• Blue Tyrant Academy sent Yun Qi, Spirit Academy sent Hu Liena, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy sent Tang San to draw lots; Yun Qi drew a bye, leaving Hu Liena and Tang San to fight first.
• Hu Liena opened with Fox Fire Order and enhanced herself with Demon Fox Transformation, then used Fox Charm, which failed to control Tang San.
• Hu Liena combined Fox Charm with Formless Body to conceal herself and repeatedly attacked Tang San with fox fire, burning him before he found her hiding place.
• Tang San activated his first three Spirit Rings and unleashed his Fifth Spirit Skill, Brilliant Burst, against Hu Liena.

Spirit Hall crushed Heaven Dou Royal Academy, first defeating Tang San and then eliminating the team to claim the other place in the finals against Blue Tyrant Academy. Afterward, Yun Qi visited Bibi Dong and found Tang San and Yu Xiaogang imprisoned together in her dungeon.

• Hu Liena used Ambiguous Eyes to control Tang San, then wounded him before surrendering as Ghostly stopped his hammer strike.
• Xie Yue and Yan wore Tang San down, and Spirit Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy's remaining fighters; the team forfeited its match against Blue Tyrant Academy, sending it directly to the finals.
• Spirit Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the afternoon team battle after Hu Liena controlled six opponents and Xie Yue knocked them off the stage; Tang San collapsed and Guan Yue and Ghostly took him away.
• Bibi Dong told Meng Shenji that Tang San was receiving treatment, while Heaven Dou Royal Academy stayed behind and the finalists were set to be Spirit Academy and Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Yun Qi visited Bibi Dong and found Tang San and Yu Xiaogang hanging upside down in her dungeon, then called Tang San his dear friend and sworn brother.

Yun Qi and Bibi Dong watched Yu Xiaogang and Tang San discover that each had been offered a divine trial requiring the other’s death, while Yun Qi planned to expose Yu Xiaogang before killing him. As the finals began, Bibi Dong prepared Spirit Hall Academy for its match against Yun Qi’s team, and Liu Erlong worried about the students graduating from Blue Tyrant Academy.

• Yun Qi used Soul Control Technique to learn that Yu Xiaogang had received a divine trial from the God of Wrath, then left him alive and waited outside the dungeon with Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang woke Tang San and accused Yun Qi of working for Spirit Hall and causing their suffering, but Tang San rejected the accusations and defended Yun Qi.
• The God of Wrath offered Tang San a way to restore his body through nine trials, beginning with killing Yu Xiaogang, and both men accepted the challenge with hostility.
• Yun Qi told Bibi Dong that Yu Xiaogang’s first trial required him to kill Tang San and said he intended to ruin Yu Xiaogang’s reputation before his death.
• Bibi Dong instructed Spirit Hall Academy’s seven competitors to surrender if necessary, while Ghost Douluo warned them that a loss would cost them the three spirit bones and earn them three years of training in Mizong Grand Canyon.
• As the finals began, Liu Erlong wished Yun Qi and the other Blue Tyrant Academy students well and worried about their graduation, but Yun Qi and Xiao Wu reassured her that they would stay together.

Yun Qi and Blue Tyrant Academy faced Spirit Hall Academy in the tournament final, where Hu Liena and Xie Yue unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm. Though the red mist weakened and blinded Blue Tyrant’s fighters, Yun Qi blocked the fused opponent’s Moon Blades, leaving the battle poised for a counterattack.

• Yun Qi and his teammates rallied before the final, while Xie Yue vowed Spirit Hall Academy would win to avoid being sent to Mizong Grand Canyon.
• Both teams released their martial souls, and Bibi Dong questioned Ning Fengzhi about rumors that Yun Qi had defeated Bone Dragon Douluo.
• Hu Liena tried to charm Blue Tyrant Academy, but Jiang Zhu and An Xin shut off their sight and hearing, while Xiao Wu countered with her own Charm and was injured.
• Yun Qi attacked Spirit Hall Academy with sword qi as Hu Liena and Xie Yue combined their powers into the Demon Charm fusion skill.
• An Xin and Zhu Zhuqing struck Spirit Hall’s support Soul Master, while Dugu Yan sent purple mist into the red field; Yun Qi and several teammates used Spiritual Power to perceive through the resulting fog.
• The fused Xie Yue and Hu Liena attacked Yun Qi inside the red mist, but he blocked their Moon Blades and left them shocked that he had sensed their strike.

Yun Qi defeated Spirit Academy in the tournament final by revealing a powerful Domain, and Blue Tyrant Academy was crowned champion. After receiving the spirit bone rewards, he watched as Bibi Dong ordered Tang San and Yu Xiaogang brought from the dungeon, preparing to expose their past actions.

• Yun Qi saw through Xie Yue and Hu Liena's red mist, repelled their teammates, and countered Xie Yue's attempt to reach Ning Rongrong.
• Yun Qi unleashed a freezing Domain and a giant sword, prompting Bibi Dong to end the match and declare Blue Tyrant Academy the winner.
• Hu Liena asked Yun Qi's Soul Power level, and he told her he was a level fifty-six Soul King.
• Yun Qi accepted the three spirit bones as Blue Tyrant Academy's champion reward.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo and Ju Douluo to bring Tang San and Yu Xiaogang up from the dungeon, while Yun Qi anticipated the revelations from the Imprint Mirror.

Bibi Dong stripped Yu Xiaogang of his Spirit Hall honorary title and ordered his books recalled after a recorded account exposed his plagiarism, schemes, and harm to others. With the gathered witnesses convinced of Yu Xiaogang’s guilt, she turned to Tang San and demanded he answer for his own crime.

• Guan Yue struck Yu Xiaogang after he insulted Bibi Dong, who announced that he was no longer an Honorary Elder of Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yu Xiaogang’s books recalled and his theory’s spread prohibited, then Bishop Salas accepted responsibility for carrying out the order.
• After Flender and Yun Qi demanded evidence, Bibi Dong played a recording showing Yu Xiaogang taking Spirit Hall’s research, deceiving Bibi Dong, and exploiting Liu Erlong and others.
• The recording also revealed Yu Xiaogang’s failed theory, his treatment of Tang San and the Shrek students, and other disgraceful actions, turning the witnesses against him.
• Yun Qi and the Heaven Dou Empire’s representatives accepted the evidence, and Bibi Dong asked Tang San whether he knew his crime.
• Tang San denied knowing what he had done and challenged Spirit Hall’s treatment of him.

Bibi Dong exposed Tang San’s past life and origins with a Recording Stone, turning the hall against him and prompting factions to covet his cultivation techniques. Tang San offered the knowledge from his other world in exchange for one request, and Bibi Dong agreed before killing those who attacked him.

• Bibi Dong identified Tang San as Tang Hao’s son and defended the accusation with his martial souls, while Yun Qi pretended to ask for evidence on Tang San’s behalf.
• Bibi Dong projected Tang San’s previous life and memories, revealing his theft from the Tang Sect, his arrival in Douluo World, and his hostility toward Spirit Hall and others.
• Guan Yue denounced Tang San, and the gathered factions focused on obtaining the Mysterious Heaven Skill; Yun Qi signaled Ning Fengzhi not to act rashly.
• Bibi Dong demanded to know whether Tang San had anything to say, and Tang San offered his otherworldly knowledge in exchange for one reasonable request.
• Bibi Dong accepted Tang San’s offer, then stopped and killed the people who tried to attack him.

Tang San killed Yu Xiaogang after Bibi Dong granted his request, then refused to hand over the Mysterious Heaven Skill and was condemned to die. As Guan Yue moved to capture him, Tang Hao appeared to protect his son, facing Bibi Dong as she revealed her powerful nine-ring spirit avatar.

• Bibi Dong silenced the gathered outsiders and granted Tang San permission to kill Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San tortured Yu Xiaogang for half an hour before killing him with his Clear Sky Hammer, while the God of Wrath revealed that he had also given Yu Xiaogang a task to kill Tang San.
• Bibi Dong demanded the Mysterious Heaven Skill and threatened Yun Qi, but Tang San refused to hand it over and said he would avenge Yun Qi if anything happened to him.
• Bibi Dong ordered Guan Yue to take Tang San down, but Tang San was immobilized by her pressure.
• Tang Hao appeared in midair to protect Tang San, and Bibi Dong summoned her golden phantom and displayed a red hundred-thousand-year spirit ring.

Tang Hao attacked Spirit Hall to rescue Tang San, then escaped with him after clashing with Bibi Dong and six other Titled Douluos. Yun Qi received a reward for exposing Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, while Bibi Dong ordered a continent-wide hunt and pressed Yun Qi to return to Spirit Hall; he left to pursue his own plans after Hu Liena vowed to defeat him.

• Tang Hao revealed his hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and struck the Pope's Palace with his Clear Sky Hammer, forcing Bibi Dong and six other Titled Douluos to defend it.
• Tang Hao escaped with the unconscious Tang San, while Yun Qi realized his Sword Seal would lead them toward Ah Yin and received a reward that let his spirit rings gradually improve.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to brand Tang San an invader from another world, issue a new wanted order, and demand that the Clear Sky Sect surrender him.
• Bibi Dong asked Yun Qi to return to Spirit Hall and questioned him about the Mysterious Heaven Skill, but he denied having it, gave her Immortal Beans, and said he would continue his plans in the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires.
• Yun Qi told Bibi Dong that Yu Xiaogang possessed a Spiritual Power soul bone, then had Bi Ji heal the injured before leaving with his companions.
• Hu Liena confronted Yun Qi and vowed to defeat him, and he accepted her challenge.